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Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Daily Weather Briefing for Tuesday, May 21, 2019




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Outlook

A strong area of high pressure will build and settle over the region resulting in well-above normal temperatures and limited rainfall for the rest of this week, with near-record temperatures expected for Memorial Day weekend.


THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
This animated image shows a forecast of precipitation, air pressure and thickness level (cold-air damming) for three days in six-hour increments.
Green, Yellow, and Red indicate rain. Orange and Purple Indicate Freezing Rain or other freezing precipitation. Blue indicates snow.





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Weather Hazards

Hazardous weather is not expected today.





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WEATHER FORECAST MAPS

Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
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FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST

Today

Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 85. Light and variable winds.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm winds.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm winds incrfeasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm winds.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-80s.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s.



OTTO AREA FORECAST

Today

Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high in the mid-80s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm winds.

Wednesday

A slight chance of showers between 9am and 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s. Calm winds.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-80s.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s.


HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST

Today

Sunny, with a high near 75. Winds out of the south 3 to 6 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Winds out of the east around 5 mph shifting out of the south in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm winds.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 70s.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s.



NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST

Today

Sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 80s. Light winds out of the south.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph.

Wednesday

A slight chance of showers between 9am and 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Winds out of the southeast around 6 mph shifting to come out of the south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s.


Macon Media Almanac for May 20, 2019

Highest Temperature 90°F in Franklin in 1996
Lowest Temperature 30°F in Highlands in 1894
Greatest Rainfall 4.03 inches in Highlands in 1959
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snow has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872


Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of May
Data available from 1873 to 2018

Highest Temperature 92°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-20-1996
Lowest Temperature 23°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-02-1963
Greatest Rainfall 5.97 inches in Highlands on 05-30-2018
Greatest Snowfall 2.5 inches in Highlands on 05-07-1992






Published at 2:55am on May 21, 2019

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